SB2022043005 - Fedora 35 update for cifs-utils

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SB2022043005 - Fedora 35 update for cifs-utils

Published: April 30, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022043005
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27239)

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing the "mount.cifs ip=" command-line argument. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the command, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29869)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the stderr function when verbose logging is configured. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References